Paris vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$3361
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
2.15M
662K

The cost of living in Paris is 11% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 998th and 512th ($2357 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 22nd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Vancouver

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Paris Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$16245

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743